Geological and Geophysical data of field activity F-4-92-SC in Palos Verdes area, Southern California from 05/18/1992 to 05/23/1992

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)

Publication_Date: 20081014

Title:

Geological and Geophysical data of field activity F-4-92-SC in Palos Verdes area, Southern California from 05/18/1992 to 05/23/1992

Publication_Information:

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)

Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/gos/f-4-92-sc.fmeta.xml>

Online_Linkage:

<http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f492sc/html/f-4-92-sc.meta.html>

Description:

Abstract:: Chief Scientists: Homa Lee, Brian Edwards. Geological and Geophysical data (3dot5khz, 10khz, 12khz, underwatertelevision, GPS, rangerange, underwatercamera, Alpinecore, boxcore) of field activity F-4-92-SC in Palos Verdes area, Southern California from 05/18/1992 to 05/23/1992, <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/f/f492sc/html/f-4-92-sc.meta.html>.
Purpose:: These data and information are intended for science researchers, students from elementary through college, policy makers, and general public.
Supplemental_Information:: Equipment Used -
3dot5khz 3.5 khz bathymetry
10khz pinger
12khz pinger
underwatertelevision
GPS digital GPS
rangerange DelNorte navigation
underwatercamera
Alpinecore
boxcore
Publications -
Drake, D.E., Sherwood, C.R., Wiberg, P.L., Wheatcroft, R.A., Noble, M.A., Kayen, R.E.,
Wong, F.L., Karl, H.A., Lee, H.J., Eganhouse, R.P., and Jones, B.H., 1995, The fate of
contaminated sediment on the Palos Verdes shelf, California, in Linked Earth systems;
congress program and abstracts; v. 1: Tulsa, OK, Society of Economic Paleontologists and
Mineralogists.<BR>
<HR>
Lee, H.J., Drake, D.E., Edwards, B.D., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., Karl, H.A.,
Kayen, R.E., and Wong, F.L., 1995, Mapping the distribution and character of contaminated
sediment on the continental margin near Los Angeles, California, in Linked Earth systems;
congress program and abstracts; v. 1: Tulsa, OK, Society of Economic Paleontologists and
Mineralogists.<BR>
<HR>
Lee, H.J., Drake, D.E., Edwards, B.D., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., Karl, H.A., Kayen, R.E.,
Wong, F.L., and Murray, C.J., 1996, Contaminated, effluent-affected sediment on the continental
margin near Los Angeles, California: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 77, no. 3,
Supplement, p. 37.<BR>
<HR>
Wong, Florence L., 1996, Heavy mineralogy of effluent-affected sediment and other deposits,
Palos Verdes shelf, Southern California: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions,
v. 77, no. 3, Supplement, p. 50.<BR>

Similar information is available for thousands of other USGS/CMG-related Activities.
If known, available are Activity-specific navigation, gravity, magnetics, bathymetry, seismic, and sampling data; track maps; and equipment information; as well as summary overviews, crew lists, and information about analog materials.
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Primary access to the USGS/CMG Information Bank's digital data, analog data, and metadata is provided through... <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>
This page accomodates a variety of search approaches (e.g., by platform, by region, by scientist, by equipment type, etc.).

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19920518
Ending_Date: 19920523

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.44083
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -118.30896
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.75064
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 33.64803

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: geoscientificinformation
Theme_Keyword: oceans

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
Theme_Keyword: Marine Geology
Theme_Keyword: Bathymetry
Theme_Keyword: Water Depth
Theme_Keyword: Seafloor Topography
Theme_Keyword: Marine Metering

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: USGS CMG InfoBank
Place_Keyword: CA
Place_Keyword: California Mapping Block 73
Place_Keyword: North Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Northern Pacific Ocean
Place_Keyword: Palos Verdes area, Southern California
Place_Keyword: Palos Verdes, CA
Place_Keyword: Southern California
Place_Keyword: USA

Access_Constraints:

Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
If available, access to physical samples is described in the "WR CMG Sample Distribution Policy" at: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/programs/html/main/sample-dist-policy.html>

Use_Constraints:

Please recognize the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as the source of this information.
Physical materials are under controlled on-site access.
Some USGS information accessed through this means may be preliminary in nature and presented without the approval of the Director of the USGS. This information is provided with the understanding that it is not guaranteed to be correct or complete and conclusions drawn from such information are the responsibility of the user.
This information is not intended for navigational purposes.
Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Contact_Person: Clint Steele

Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025-3561
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

Browse_Graphic:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Trackline map of F-4-92-SC
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Browse_Graphic:

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Browse_Graphic_File_Description: Sampling locations map of F-4-92-SC
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: GIF

Data_Set_Credit:

John Nichols (Ship Captain); Terry Chantler (Chief Mate); Willy Angus (Chief Engineer); Homa Lee (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region); Brian Edwards (Chief Scientist, USGS Western Region); Gerry Hatcher (Computer Analyst, URI); Kevin O'Toole (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region); Walt Olson (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region); Hal Williams (Mechanical Technician, USGS Western Region); Jim Vaughan (Electronics Technician, USGS Western Region); Wendy Bryant (Chemist, USGS WRD Reston); Robert Eganhouse (Geochemist, USGS WRD Reston); Grace Fong (Navigator, USGS Western Region); Kaye Kinoshita (Navigator, USGS Western Region); Florence Wong (Geologist, USGS Western Region); Michael Torresan (Geologist, USGS Western Region); William McArthur (Geologist, USGS Western Region); Pete Dartnell (Geologist, USGS Western Region); Robert Kayen (Unspecified Investigator, USGS Western Region); Karla Ebert (Unspecified Investigator, CH2M-Hill); Nancy Hendrickson (Unspecified Investigator, CH2M-Hill); Roberta Hedeen (Unspecified Investigator, EPA); Steve Wessels (Photographer, USGS Western Region); Hank Chezar (Photographer, USGS Western Region); Larry Phillips (Geologist, USGS Western Region); Wendy Bryant (Chemist, USGS WRD Reston); Robert Eganhouse (Geochemist, USGS WRD Reston); Karla Ebert (Unspecified Investigator, CH2M-Hill); Nancy Hendrickson (Unspecified Investigator, CH2M-Hill)

Native_Data_Set_Environment: Digital, ASCII

Cross_Reference:

Citation_Information:

Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: USGS/CMG Information Bank

Publication_Information:

Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)

Other_Citation_Details: Updated daily

Online_Linkage: <http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/infobank/>

Other_Citation_Details:

Drake, D.E., Sherwood, C.R., Wiberg, P.L., Wheatcroft, R.A., Noble, M.A., Kayen, R.E., Wong, F.L., Karl, H.A., Lee, H.J., Eganhouse, R.P., and Jones, B.H., 1995, The fate of contaminated sediment on the Palos Verdes shelf, California, in Linked Earth systems; congress program and abstracts; v. 1: Tulsa, OK, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.

Other_Citation_Details:

Lee, H.J., Drake, D.E., Edwards, B.D., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., Karl, H.A., Kayen, R.E., and Wong, F.L., 1995, Mapping the distribution and character of contaminated sediment on the continental margin near Los Angeles, California, in Linked Earth systems; congress program and abstracts; v. 1: Tulsa, OK, Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists.

Other_Citation_Details:

Lee, H.J., Drake, D.E., Edwards, B.D., Hamer, M.R., Hampton, M.A., Karl, H.A., Kayen, R.E., Wong, F.L., and Murray, C.J., 1996, Contaminated, effluent-affected sediment on the continental margin near Los Angeles, California: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 77, no. 3, Supplement, p. 37.

Other_Citation_Details:

Wong, Florence L., 1996, Heavy mineralogy of effluent-affected sediment and other deposits, Palos Verdes shelf, Southern California: American Geophysical Union Eos, Transactions, v. 77, no. 3, Supplement, p. 50.

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report: Identified as best available version.

Logical_Consistency_Report: Unspecified

Completeness_Report:

Start and end date/times of data

Navigation Data (f-4-92-sc.062 [GPS])
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST
199205180559492    199205180838436
199205190623454    199205191045412
199205200422486    199205200821442
199205202232411    199205202342371
199205210030550    199205210225483
199205211612465    199205212005404
199205230117508    199205230520413
YYYYMMDDHHMMSST    YYYYMMDDHHMMSST

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:

Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: Unspecified

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Navigation Data

Converted to time format with year at start.

Process_Date: 19960205

Process_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Contact_Person: Clint Steele

Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025-3561
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:

Indirect_Spatial_Reference: Palos Verdes area, Southern California

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Point

Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:

SDTS_Terms_Description:

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Longitude_Resolution: 0.00001
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

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Depth_Datum_Name: Local surface
Depth_Resolution: 0.1
Depth_Distance_Units: meters
Depth_Encoding_Method: Attribute values

Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview: Navigation with Time Stamp

Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:

Global positioning system (GPS) data

Mnemonic:       (Year, Day, Hour, Min, Sec, Tenths, Latitude, Longitude)
FORTRAN format: (i4.4, i3.3, 3i2.2, i1.1, t16, f9.5, t26, f10.5)
C format:       (%4.4i%3.3i3%2.2i%1.1i %9.5f %10.5f\\n)
Naming:         .060

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Contact_Person: Clint Steele

Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025-3561
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

Resource_Description: Downloadable Data F-4-92-SC data set

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Fees: None

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20081014

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology (CMG)
Contact_Person: Clint Steele

Contact_Position: Data Acquisition, Processing, and Storage (DAPS) Group Leader

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: USGS, MailStop 999, 345 Middlefield Road
City: Menlo Park
State_or_Province: CA
Postal_Code: 94025-3561
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (650) 329-5055

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: (650) 329-5190

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: csteele@usgs.gov

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Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: universal time

Metadata_Access_Constraints: none

Metadata_Use_Constraints: none

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